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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Jolly (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Jolly. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Jolly is located in Newton County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Newton County: Cherokee (KS), Barry, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald & Ottawa (OK).

Below are the counties that are near Jolly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jolly:

  • Newton County     (The home county of Jolly)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
    • Fairview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wentworth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
      • Wentworth is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Newtonia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonia
      • Newtonia is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtonia <1>
    • Stark City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
      • Stark City is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stark City <1>
    • Ritchey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritchey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
      • Ritchey is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Talmage City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmage City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
      • Talmage City is located in Newton County
    • Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
      • Park is located in Newton County
    • Granby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Stella
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Granby City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granby City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby City
      • Granby City is located in Newton County
    • Boulder City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
      • Boulder City is located in Newton County
    • Diamond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
      • Diamond is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
      • Former names for Diamond:
      • Diamond Grove
      • Diamond Mill
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <1>
    • Neosho
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Barry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
    • Pioneer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
      • Pioneer is located in Barry County
    • Monett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wheaton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Wheaton is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <1>
    • Purdy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
      • Purdy is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdy <1>
    • Ridgley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley
      • Ridgley is located in Barry County
    • Butterfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
      • Butterfield is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Tom Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tom Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
      • Tom Town is located in Barry County
    • Star City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
      • Star City is located in Barry County
    • Exeter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cassville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
      • Cassville is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassville <1>
    • Thompsons Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Corner
      • Thompsons Corner is located in Barry County
    • Leann
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
      • Leann is located in Barry County
    • Washburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Christian County
    • Billings
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
      • Billings is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <1>
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
    • Sarcoxie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarcoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie
      • Sarcoxie is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarcoxie <1>
    • Motley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
      • Motley is located in Jasper County
    • La Russell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Russell
      • La Russell is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Reeds
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
      • Reeds is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Fidelity
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
      • Fidelity is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Avilla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
      • Avilla is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Forest Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
      • Forest Mills is located in Jasper County
    • Duenweg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duenweg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenweg
      • Duenweg is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duenweg <1>
    • Carthage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
      • Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
    • Duquesne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duquesne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
      • Duquesne is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
    • Rex City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rex City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex City
      • Rex City is located in Jasper County
    • Brooklyn Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
      • Brooklyn Heights is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
    • Pierce City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Freistatt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freistatt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
      • Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Verona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Stotts City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City
      • Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Hoberg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
      • Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Mount Vernon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Aurora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Red Oak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
    • Marionville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Heatonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
      • Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
    • Miller
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Round Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
      • Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Stinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
      • Stinson is located in Lawrence County
  • McDonald County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
    • Rocky Comfort
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
      • Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County
    • Powell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in McDonald County
    • Erie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in McDonald County
    • Goodman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
      • Goodman is located in McDonald County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <1>
    • Wylie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
      • Wylie is located in McDonald County
    • Anderson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • May
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
      • May is located in McDonald County
    • Jane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
      • Jane is located in McDonald County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <1>
    • Pineville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
      • Pineville is located in McDonald County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <1>
    • Lanagan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanagan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanagan
      • Lanagan is located in McDonald County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanagan <1>
    • Ginger Blue
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ginger Blue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
      • Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
    • Bradfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
      • Bradfield is located in Stone County
    • Crane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
      • Crane is located in Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <1>
  • Benton County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
    • Clantonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clantonville
      • Clantonville is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Gateway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gateway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
      • Gateway is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gateway <1>
    • Bella Vista
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Garfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jolly, see our County-by-County Page for Jolly.

Cemeteries Near Jolly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jolly.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jolly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.

  • Wright Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Berwick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Barker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pierce City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nimmo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nimmo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nimmo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dice Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Site Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Site Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Site Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robertson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robertson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robertson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (265 more) ...
    • Eugene Gates Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eugene Gates Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Eugene Gates Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eugene Gates Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the southeast of Purdy.
      • The Eugene Gates Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Elijah Waltrip Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179818 <4>
    • Carlin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Van Buren Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Buren Union Cemetery
      • The Van Buren Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Black Fox Cemetery
      • Humphrey Cemetery
      • Van Buren Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Jolly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jolly.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.

  • Berwick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
    • Berwick is located in Newton County
  • Pioneer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Pioneer is located in Barry County
  • Pierce City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newtonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonia
    • Newtonia is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtonia <1>
  • Grangeville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
    • Grangeville is located in Newton County
  • Wentworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
    • Wentworth is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Corsicana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corsicana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsicana
    • Corsicana is located in Barry County
  • Ritchey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritchey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
    • Ritchey is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Monett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Talmage City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmage City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
    • Talmage City is located in Newton County
  • Wanda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
    • Wanda is located in Newton County
  • Purdy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Purdy is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdy <1>
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    • Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
      • Park is located in Newton County
    • Rocky Comfort
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
      • Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County
    • Granby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jolly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jolly.

Newspapers Published in Jolly ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jolly.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jolly, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jolly.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Jolly:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jolly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jolly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jolly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8959, Longitude: -94.0702       In this case, the coordinates for Jolly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jolly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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